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Inside Saudi Arabia's AI Ambition: Tareq Amin on Building a New Tech Superpower

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Inside Saudi Arabia's AI Ambition: Tareq Amin on Building a New Tech Superpower

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(0:00) Introducing Tareq Amin (0:39) Saudi Arabia's evolution, Humain's business (8:11) How Humain works with foundational model providers (13:14) Saudi's energy and talent advantages, the AI race in the Middle East (18:11) Working in the era of MBS, V...

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In this episode, Tareq Amin sheds light on the rapid technological transformation underway in Saudi Arabia, driven by visionary leadership and strategic investments in AI and digital infrastructure. The conversation explores how a national mission to diversify beyond oil is catalyzing innovation, attracting global talent, and positioning the Kingdom as a rising hub in the global tech landscape.
04:03
Humain aims to cover the entire AI value chain in the Middle East.
08:11
AI isn't in a bubble—Humain has achieved true value realization.
16:24
A team has 40 PhD scientists graduated from top international universities.
21:03
The Humain office in Saudi Arabia has an open layout comparable to a Silicon Valley office.
24:05
Denying partners U.S. tech pushes them to adopt Chinese alternatives like Huawei

Chapters

Introducing Tareq Amin
00:00
Saudi Arabia's evolution, Humain's business
00:39
How Humain works with foundational model providers
08:11
Saudi's energy and talent advantages, the AI race in the Middle East
13:14
Working in the era of MBS, Vision 2030
18:11
How Saudi manages their relationships with the US and China
21:40
Sacks on the US-Saudi AI alliance
23:51

Transcript

Tareq Amin: I believe connectivity is a human right. I felt that this is a great opportunity to really build and enable a country like Saudi Arabia that has an incredible potential and capability to really build a digital champion and a digital hub for the...